Joseph-Louis LACROIX

(b. 10 July 1740 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1819 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
LACROIX Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Joseph-Louis LACROIX was born 10 July 1740 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph-Louis LACROIX was the child of Louis LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LACROIX and Suzanne LABRECQUE (maternal) Francois BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE and Renee-Isabelle GUENETTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Louis married Marie-Françoise FORTIER 28 October 1760 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise FORTIER was born 7 April 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Françoise died 3 February 1811 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Françoise was the child of Antoine FORTIER and Françoise DUPAS.

Joseph-Louis LACROIX died 6 August 1819 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Louis appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Joseph-Louis LACROIX

[Hide/Show]

Joseph-Louis LACROIX married

Marie-Françoise FORTIER-- Date: 28 October 1760 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Marie-Françoise FORTIER was the child of Antoine FORTIER and Françoise DUPAS

Children of Joseph-Louis LACROIX and Marie-Françoise FORTIER:

Charles LACROIX (b.22 March 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie FONTENEAU dite DESMOULINS 2 February 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Joseph-Louis LACROIX
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Joseph-Louis LACROIX: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1740 Birth
10 July 1740
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis LACROIX and Marie-Françoise FORTIER 28 October 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles LACROIX was born 22 March 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Louis was 29 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Charles LACROIX married 2 February 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie FONTENEAU dite DESMOULINS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)